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GUSN-223549
Wooden tennis racket with wood grip; two-toned handle (bottom 2/3 stained dark); bottom of handle wrapped in leather and attached with small nails/tacks; inlay of darker-toned wood at neck; five inches by one-eighths inch hole cut thorugh handle from left to right side above grip area, nail/screw at top of neck.
rackets (sports equipment)
wood (plant material)
Racket, Tennis
"LC/ Trademark" (Inside circle)
"HARRY C. LEE & Co./ NEW YORK" (stamped)
"Pat Mar 10th 09 # 881 266" (Numbers were punched into surface)
Harry C. Lee & Co. (Manufacturer)
27 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 1 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
1934.2192
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